Dr. Clarke was one of my most inspiring teachers. Looking back I can see how influential he was in my studies and life choices. When I went to Gould Academy I thought that I would be an engineer or mathematician, but Dr. Clarke planted the seed that just because I was good at math did not mean I had to pursue it as a career. Dr. Clarke was my History teacher for two years and he got me excited about studying human interactions, politics and History. I remember very clearly one class in which we were covering the political situation of Puerto Rico and the U.S. I was appalled by some of what we learned and became very vocal about the injustice that was occurring. Dr. Clarke looked at me and said "maybe you'll fix this in your career." It was as if an entire new world opened up to me, one in which I could create change on a large scale, one in which I was not confined to math, and one in which I could work on issues that I was passionate about. In retrospect Dr. Clarke influenced my decision to choose Brandeis University (where he did his graduate work) because of the social justice component, and I think that he influenced my decision to pursue Anthropology and International and Global Studies rather than Math. I hope to be as inspiring a History teacher for future students as Dr. Clarke has been for me.